[VOL-5009] - Update release notes

config.mk
makefiles/*
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  o Refresh library makefiles from https://github.com/opencord/onf-make.
  o More lint targets added with exclusions in config.mk

makefiles/virtualenv.mk
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/normalizing.py/patch
patches/lib/python3.10/site-packages/robot/utils/robottypes3.py/patch
patches/python_310_migration.sh
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  o Continue normalizing virtualenv install directory.
  o Update patches to modify .venv VS vst_venv [, vdoc_venv, vfoo_venv, vbar_venv, ...)
  o virtualenv.mk now defines named targets for patching-up-to 3.10 installs.

release_notes/voltha_2.12.rst
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  o Update version string info.
  o Onos component table condensed and populated with versioned urls.
  o voltha components table is a WIP.

howto/release/repositories/
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  o Begin capturing repo-specific activities for release.
  o Silly having to figure this out each release cycle.
  o Automation and release helper scripts can be found here:
    - https://github.com/joey-onf/voltha-release

sphinx_conf/exclude_patterns.py
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  o Roach squashing exercise, external repos pulled in as git-submodules.
  o New repository files appear as problems when running 'make reload'
  o Exclude files to squelch messages.

Change-Id: I7adf7b84498511f5cde1e43ad304f9e33283241e
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/help.mk b/makefiles/jjb/help.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Display supported targets
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+help-jjb:
+	@echo
+	@echo '[JJB]'
+	@echo '  jjb-gen             Generate a local set of JJB pipelines'
+
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo '    LOGS=1            Display log from jjb-gen target'
+	@echo '    VERBOSE=1         Display generated pipeline files'
+  endif
+
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+## ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+help ::
+	@echo '  help-jjb            Display Jenkins Job Builder targets'
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/include.mk b/makefiles/jjb/include.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2022 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##--------------------##
+##---]  INCLUDES  [---##
+##--------------------##
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/help.mk
+include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/required.mk
+
+ifdef USE-ONF-JJB-MK
+  # Dynamic loading when targets are requested by name
+  include $(ONF_MAKEDIR)/jjb/targets.mk
+endif
+
+# [EOF]
+
+
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/required.mk b/makefiles/jjb/required.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Conditionally load when named targets are requested.
+#   var ?= $(error ...) definitions are fatal to "make help" and others
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+onf-mk-jjb-targets := $(NULL)
+onf-mk-jjb-targets += jjb-gen
+onf-mk-jjb-targets += sterile
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Define a flag to only load release targets when mentioned by name
+# Makefile can also explicitly define the flag to force always loading.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+$(foreach tgt,$(onf-mk-jjb-targets),\
+  $(if $(findstring $(tgt),$(MAKECMDGOALS)),$(eval USE-ONF-JJB-MK := true))\
+)
+
+# [EOF]
diff --git a/makefiles/jjb/targets.mk b/makefiles/jjb/targets.mk
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+# -*- makefile -*-
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright 2022-2023 Open Networking Foundation (ONF) and the ONF Contributors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Intent: Helper makefile target used to setup for a release
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning ENTER))
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+jjb-gen-dir := build
+
+##-------------------##
+##---]  TARGETS  [---##
+##-------------------##
+all: help
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## Intent: Generate pipeline jobs
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+.PHONY: jjb-gen
+
+jjb-gen-log := $(jjb-gen-dir)/jjb-gen.log
+jjb-gen:
+	$(call banner-enter,Target $@)
+	@mkdir -p $(jjb-gen-dir)
+	@touch "$(jjb-gen-dir)/.sentinel"
+	( $(activate) \
+	   && jenkins-jobs test $(PWD)/jjb -o $(jjb-gen-dir) 3>&1 2>&1 \
+	) | tee "$(jjb-gen-log)"
+
+  ifdef LOGS
+	-@less "$(jjb-gen-log)"
+  endif
+
+  ifdef VERBOSE
+	@echo
+	@echo "** Display generated pipelines"
+	find "$(jjb-gen-dir)" -newer "$(jjb-gen-dir)/.sentinel" -ls
+  endif
+
+	$(call banner-leave,Target $@)
+
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
+sterile ::
+	$(RM) -r $(jjb-gen-dir)
+
+$(if $(DEBUG),$(warning LEAVE))
+
+# [EOF]